Re: OS Recommendations?

From: Shane R. Spencer <shane@tdxnet.com>
Date: Fri Jun 02 2006 - 14:52:37 AKDT

Ever heard of coLinux? It is a sick and wrong kernel port to win32 :|

I ran it for a bit, it worked well w/ a debian install.

On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 10:33 -0700, Tony wrote:
> Hi Brian and others:
>
> For the desktop, you could do a dual boot Windows
> since we do live in a Windows world. There is a linux
> that you could use called Knoppix.
>
> Article below for your reading.
>
> Tony
>
> ***
> Knoppix to the rescue
>
> Bill Bennett
> June 3, 2006
> Icon
>
> Even if you have no intention of getting up close and
> personal with Linux, it may pay to download and burn a
> version called Knoppix (go to http://www.knoppix.org
> and click on the US/UK flag logo for an English
> version of the page or order it on DVD or CD from
> http://www.linuxcdmall.com/knoppix.html).
>
> In geek speak; Knoppix is a Linux Live CD. That means
> it runs the Linux operating system directly from the
> CD, bypassing the hard drive making it a useful very
> useful tool.
>
> Operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Apple's
> OSX and most everyday versions of Linux, are a set of
> programs that sit in the background managing
> housekeeping tasks while you work or play on a
> computer. Generally an operating system is installed
> on a computer's hard drive and it automatically kicks
> in, or boots up, the moment the computer is switched
> on.
>
> This is fine when everything is working, but if your
> computer is hit with a nasty problem and can't boot
> up, either because there's something wrong with its
> software or there's a serious hardware fault, you
> could be in trouble.
>
> Knoppix can get around this problem. Simply put the
> disc in the CD drive and reboot. As the disc boots,
> clever software detects your machine's hardware,
> configures everything and loads most of the important
> programs it needs into the computer's memory. This way
> you can quickly have a fully functional computer.
> Although what you see may look unfamiliar and things
> may not always work as you expect, the version of
> Linux on the Knoppix disc can do pretty much
> everything Windows can.
>
> It can do a lot more as there are dozens of
> applications including web-browsers, email programs,
> instant messaging, music players, file viewers and an
> office suite (similar to Microsoft's). Not bad for
> free software. All these programs run from the CD, so
> you can go online, surf the web and answer emails even
> though you can't use your computer as normal. This is
> often enough to surf to support sites where you can
> get advice on fixing the problem that caused your
> computer to stop working.
>
> If you're more ambitious, you can read and write all
> your normal Windows files from Knoppix. This is
> especially useful for making backups of important
> data.
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > From: "Brian ThunderEagle"
> > <thundereagle@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: OS Recommendations?
> > Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:57:50 +0000
> >
> > I havn't worked on my server in a while and just a
> > few days ago realized
> > that RedHat stopped giving out free versions after
> > release 9. So I need some
> > recommendations on what I should use now. I am
> > downloading Fedora and was
> > going to try that out, but does anyone have any
> > recomendations for a good
> > OS? I am going to be using it to run a webserver,
> > ftp, mail, and dns. (I
> > also want a good OS to use as a desktop too for
> > another computer. Much
> > progress on game support?)
> >
> > Also, in the past I always used sendmail for my
> > mailserver, are there any
> > recommendations for a different mailserver?
> > Something more secure or with
> > more features? How about a spamfilter, is there a
> > good mailserver with a
> > built-in spam filter? If not in one package, what is
> > a good spamfilter to
> > use these days?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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